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Here are examples of what early Christian writers had to say on the subject of the abortion: The Didache. “The second commandment of the teaching: You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not seduce boys. You shall not commit fornication. You shall not steal.
Nov 29, 2021 · Another noncanonical early Christian text, the Letter of Barnabas 19.5 (c. A.D. 130), said: “You shall not abort a child nor, again, commit infanticide.”. There are numerous other examples of Christian condemnation of both infanticide and abortion. In fact, some biblical scholars have argued that the silence of the NT on abortion per se is ...
Jun 2, 2022 · In the words of John Chrysostom, also in the late fourth century, abortion is “murder before the birth.” In fact, David Bercot, in A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs, listed more than 20 relevant quotes under the heading of Abortion/Infanticide, indicating how these Church leaders saw abortion and infanticide as two sides of the same ...
Aug 3, 2022 · Abortion: Lessons from the Early Church. With the overturn of Roe v. Wade, which means the limitation of abortion in many states and the increase in others, it is time to increase the church’s understanding of abortion, including how the Early Church viewed it. I invite you to read and consider the following excerpt from an article written in ...
Jan 18, 1998 · Early Church Teachings Against Abortion. Jim Cosgrove Features January 18, 1998. l “You shall not kill an unborn child or murder a newborn infant.”. —Didache. l “You shall love your ...
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Jan 26, 2022 · Secretary Clinton, and other politicians, have placed abortion into “reproductive health care”. Groups that attack the Roman Church’s teachings on abortions and demand change overlook the fact that this is not a modern question; it did not go back only to Roe v. Wade. Abortion teaching goes back to the earliest generations of the Church.
Sep 24, 2012 · Nevertheless, internal evidence suggests that it was produced around the beginning of the second century. Like the Didache, it provides another example of early Christian teaching about the Two Ways. In his description of the way of light, Barnabas speaks about the practice of abortion.
